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The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), will partner with Nigerian Universities with a view to intensifying the battle against abuse of drugs and illicit substances in the country, particularly among the youths. The Kwara state Commander of the NDLEA, Muhammad Bashir Ibrahim, disclosed this in Ilorin, the Kwara State capital, while fielding questions from…

:To settle outstanding gratuities :To commence distribution of food and non food items soon. Governor Bala of Bauchi state, has constituted a palliative distribution committee for immediate implementation of the federal government’s palliative programme over removal of fuel subsidy. The governor announced this while briefing journalists shortly after a stakeholders meeting held at the Government…

The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) in Bauchi has sealed four private guards companies for alleged illegal operation in the state. The State Commandant of NSCDCMr llelaboye Olajide, stated this while briefing Journalists in Bauchi. He noted that the Command operatives have embarked on monitoring illegal private security guards companies in the state.…

Association of Miners in the North_East zone has condemned the dislodgement and arrest  of its members from a mining site by the Taraba state  task force on illegal mining, insisting that the site  is domicile  in Adamawa state and not Taraba.  The Association also claimed that its members were manhandled by security agents working with…

The Minister of Works, Senator David Umahi, has hit the ground running in his new assignment as he kick-started with an inspection tour of the Abuja-Lokoja and the Lokoja-Benin Highways shortly after meeting with the management of the ministry, heads of agencies and parastatals, contractors among other stakeholders for briefs at the ministry’s headquarters in…

Wife of former Biafran warlord, Late Dim Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu, Ambassador Bianca Ojukwu, has reiterated the call for release of Leader of Indigenous people of Biafra (IPOB), Mazi Nnamdi Kanu, who a competent court of jurisdiction have declared free. Ojukwu’s widow made the call during her keynote address at the Annual National Conference and Convention…

Anambra State Governor, Professor Chukwuma Soludo, on Monday, said about 59,000 persons made up of pensioners and public servants in the employment of Anambra State and 21 local government areas, will be paid an additional N12,000 for the period of September to December 2023 to cushion the effect of the petroleum subsidy removal. Soludo stated…

The Enugu State Government has announced plans to begin the construction of 81 roads, comprising 71 roads in Enugu metropolis and 10 major roads to connect every part of the state. The government has also identified roads for dualisation and strategic points for the construction of flyovers to ease traffic congestion in the state capital.…

A rights group, Guardians of Democracy and Development (GDD) has raised alarm over what it described as the unbridled ambition of some politicians who are tirelessly working to dethrone and succeed Senator Godswill Akpabio, the current Senate Presidency. GDD, a civil society organisation (CSO) that promotes good governance and policy reforms in a statement signed…

It appears from the information you provided that Nasir El-Rufai, former Governor of Kaduna State, is urging caution against military intervention in the Niger Republic by the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS). He uses a cultural reference, the song “Brothers in Arms” by Dire Straits, to highlight the fraternal ties and shared cultural…